Coteaux du Layon

Coteaux du Layon is an appellation in Loire, France.

Chenin Blanc is the grape to know here.

The climate is continental.

The vineyards themselves read as riverside, slopes and south-facing.

Sweet white wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows rich.

Labels here fall under the Quarts de Chaume and the Bonnezeaux.

Inside it sit Coteaux du Layon Beaulieu-sur-Layon, Coteaux du Layon Chaume and Coteaux du Layon Faye-d’Anjou.

Names to look for on a shelf: Domaine Baumard, Domaine Philippe Delesvaux and Domaine Touchais.

At the table these bottles work with foie gras, blue cheese and fruit-based desserts.

Serve at 8 to 10°C.

Rewards decades in the cellar.

In the glass.

Sweet white: Rich.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• Quarts de Chaume
• Bonnezeaux

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• Andre Sorin Domaine de La Motte Coteaux du Layon Rochefort, Loire, France
• Branchereau Domaine des Forges Coteaux du Layon Saint Aubin, Loire, France
• Chateau de la Roulerie Coteaux du Layon Chaume, Loire, France
• Chateau de la Roulerie Coteaux du Layon, Loire, France
• Chateau de Plaisance Coteaux du Layon Chaume, Loire, France
• Chateau du Breuil Coteaux du Layon, Loire, France
• Chateau Pierre-Bise Coteaux du Layon Beaulieu Les Rouannieres, Loire, France
• Chateau Pierre-Bise Coteaux du Layon Rochefort, Loire, France

At the table.

• foie gras
• blue cheese
• fruit-based desserts

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve at 8 to 10°C.
• Rewards decades in the cellar.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Coteaux du Layon: common questions

More from here: every wine region in France, or the wider Loire guide.